Sarri, 59, spent three years at Napoli before leaving the Italian club last month and is said to be hoping to sign Koulibaly if he joins Chelsea.

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On Wednesday, Koulibaly was asked about rumours linking him with a stunning £88million move to Chelsea and said the speculation was not affecting his World Cup.

He said: ‘€100m, if you tell my parents this figure I think they’ll have a good laugh!

‘This price is what the market dictates, I don’t think about it, I just try and do my best on the pitch.

Maurizio Sarri is a known admirer of the Napoli defender (Picture: Getty)

‘I don’t think for a minute about my future because we’ve worked for three years to be here and if something may confuse me during the World Cup I will leave it aside because I want to be 100 per cent focused on the World Cup.

‘We’ve worked a great deal, we’re very committed and we want to be in the last 16.

‘As for the rest, we’ll see later and all my team-mates should trust me and each other so I don’t give a minute to my future right now.’

Senegal are expected to reach the last-16s (Picture: Getty)

In their opening World Cup group game, Senegal beat Poland 2-1 in Moscow. They were then held to a 1-1 draw by Japan.

Senegal require a point in their final group fixture against Colombia on Thursday night to progress to the last-16 stage.

Asked whether there was pressure being the only African team who still could qualify for the knockouts, Koulibaly said: ‘It is something positive rather then pressure.